It’s no superhero, and it doesn’t have superpowers. But it’s being touted by many as the super-answer to unfairly issued speeding and red-light tickets. If you’re a driver, and you’re disgruntled by photo enforcement, odds are you have already heard of a number plate spray named PhotoBlocker.
What Is PhotoBlocker?
PhotoBlocker is simply aerosol inside a can. It coats license plates with a sheen invisible to humans, but visible to machines. Marketed at $29.99 a can, the number plate spray promises years of road miracles – from helping you elude a red-light ticket to ensuring you are not cited for speeding violations.
The Claim
Naturally, proponents claim that the number plate spray delivers everything it promises. PhotoBlocker is said to have been tested independently by different groups, among them the Denver Police Department, the Dutch Police, Swedish TV, Australian TV, and Fox News. What can PhotoBlocker do? It deflects the light flashed by speed-detection and red-light cameras. This light, in turn, exposes the photos the cameras take, making the license plates captured in the picture unreadable.
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